Lilly from London's Profile

Definitely plated. There are etiquette issues (how big a serving am I allowed etc) and messiness issues with family style. Having said that I do quite like plating up the main section of the dish (the protein, the tart, the sausages, whatever) and putting the sides on the table. Additionally it's generally less fuss to serve up plated food and interrupts the conversation less between courses.

So are you suggesting that if a company invests $20 billion into inventing a cure for AIDs (which, by the way, is a completely realistic figure) it should proceed to give this drug away? A pretty poor way to incentivise businesses to develop a cure for AIDs, don't you think?

There are 15 of us in our office, and we normally co-ordinate lunch (that is we leave to go buy some lunch together and those that have bought food wait for everyone else to get back before they start eating). We all eat together on a big dining table and chat for a good half hour before taking the last 15 minutes to call our other halves/read some news/enjoy doing nothing in particular.

Having space to eat together and making a point of being sociable at lunchtime is such a small thing, but it makes a massive difference to how effective our team is. It also ensures that everyone has time to relax in the middle of the day, which makes the eight hours we actually spend working so much more productive.

I think what you and all the other volunteers (doing the decorating, serving and such) gave the happy couple such a wonderful gift.

My boyfriend and I have discussed getting married and are very set on the idea that we want to pay for it ourselves (if parents want to contribute or buy specific things like drinks or our clothes then that's awesome, but we want to be the main hosts). At the same time we want a nice, special wedding where we can invite everyone we want to and feed them and have a good time. I thought the only way for us to do this is to save save save, but your family have shown how time and creative skills can put together a far nicer wedding than money can buy :)

@Griffin - this is my greatest sorrow. I've pinned some of her work and everytime I see it I have another google to see if maybe a secondary retailer is selling something or if someone is reselling on ebay, no joy as yet :(

Thanks!

I can't quite figure out a floorplan for this space - is it supposed to be a neat rectangle? If so the kitchen ought to be a lot larger/longer than it is!